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Definitely Having Chemo by Karen Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm cancer anywhere. (In contrast, radiation and surgeon only attack the specific cancer you focus on.) Is chemo effective on leiomyosarcoma? Yes. For leiomyosarcoma, 40% of patients... confirmed what I saw on the web, that if there were no sign of cancer, then it is controversial whether chemo is effective as a preventative for future leiomyosarcoma. But alas Read on »

Types of stomach cancer by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm

1 Comment is a leiomyosarcoma. Another type of sarcoma is a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST). These cancers start in the tissues that support the organs of the digestive system. GISTs behave Read on »

Day Two After Chemo... by Moshura's Sister Patient Expert

Posted Thu 26 Aug 2010 12:00am current treatment) has become an established treatment option for patients, perhaps particularly those with leiomyosarcoma. The clinical development of the gemcitabine–docetaxel... leiomyosarcoma. Objective response was observed in 18.4% of 114 patients evaluable for response (three complete responses and 18 partial responses). Sixteen of the responses were among 66 Read on »

Karen's Cancer Backstory by Karen Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm In January of 2007, I had a hysterectomy because I had lots of girl trouble caused by lots of fibroid tumors. Fibroid tumors, nothing to worry about! But when the pathology report came back, it said that they had also found a huge leiomyosarcoma embedded in the wall of the uterus. Oooh, bad news. But at least it had already been removed. So I did Read on »

Bleeding from vaginal area(Maltese) by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 14 Jul 2009 10:14pm , this would be high on my list of differentials. They can be quite aggressive (leiomyosarcomas) and would better be treated early. Endoscopic exam of the vagina would be useful Read on »

Avastin for endometrial cancer by Mark Levin Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:41am -tolerated and displayed promising anti-neoplastic activity in patients with endometrial cancer and uterine leiomyosarcoma." WRIGHT Jason D. et al, Bevacizumab therapy in patients Read on »

The Suspicious Mass is Cancer by Karen Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm leiomyosarcoma as one of the 50 things they treat. We got the phone number and we are going to call there first thing tomorrow. So, thank you, Debbie! If anyone else wants to surf Read on »

Another miracle survivor: Yvonne Cooper by Tami B. Posted Tue 01 Sep 2009 12:00am 30-centimeter tumor from her abdomen. The diagnosis: leiomyosarcoma (LMS), a very rare cancer of the soft tissue – in her case her ovaries. After many failed surgeries and treatments Read on »

The Big Plan by Karen Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm The big plan is chemo, chemo, and more chemo! No surgery, no biopsy, no delays. Chemotherapy will start this coming Thursday. We're going to try the gold standard for leiomyosarcoma (Gem and Tax) and then take a peek after six weeks to see if it is working. If it is not working (if something grows) then we'll switch to one of the other three chemo drugs Read on »

Fortified by Coffee and a Muffin by Karen Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:58pm will be fed into the computer so they can plan all the beams. The treatment will be split into five days because we want a really high dose for the leiomyosarcoma. The interesting Read on »

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